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<h2>Brader, Valentino and Suhay (2008) Framing Experiment Data</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>The <code>framing</code> data contains 265 rows and 15 columns of data from a 
framing experiment conducted by Brader, Valentino and Suhay (2008).
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>
framing
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<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame containing the following variables: 
</p>
 
<dl>
<dt>immigr:</dt><dd><p> A four-point scale measuring subjects' attitudes toward
increased immigration. Larger values indicate more negative attitudes.</p>
</dd> 
<dt>english:</dt><dd><p> A four-point scale indicating whether subjects favor or 
oppose a law making English the official language of the U.S.</p>
</dd> 
<dt>cong_mesg:</dt><dd><p> Whether subjects requested sending an anti-immigration 
message to Congress on their behalf.</p>
</dd> <dt>anti_info:</dt><dd><p> Whether subjects
wanted to receive information from anti-immigration organizations.</p>
</dd> 
<dt>tone:</dt><dd><p> 1st treatment; whether the news story is framed positively or
negatively.</p>
</dd> <dt>eth:</dt><dd><p> 2nd treatment; whether the news story features a
Latino or European immigrant.</p>
</dd> <dt>cond:</dt><dd><p> Four level measure recording
joint treatment status of tone and eth.</p>
</dd> <dt>treat:</dt><dd><p> Product of the two
treatment variables. In the original study the authors only find this cell
to be significant.</p>
</dd> <dt>emo:</dt><dd><p> Measure of subjects' negative feeling
during the experiment. A numeric scale ranging between 3 and 12 where 3
indicates the most negative feeling.</p>
</dd> <dt>anx:</dt><dd><p> A four-point scale
measuring subjects' anxiety about increased immigration.</p>
</dd> <dt>p_harm:</dt><dd>
<p>Subjects' perceived harm caused by increased immigration. A numeric scale
between 2 and 8.</p>
</dd> <dt>age:</dt><dd><p> Subjects' age.</p>
</dd> <dt>educ:</dt><dd><p> Subjects'
highest educational attainments.</p>
</dd> <dt>gender:</dt><dd><p> Subjects' gender.</p>
</dd> 
<dt>income:</dt><dd><p> Subjects' income, measured as a 19-point scale.</p>
</dd> 
</dl>


<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Brader, T., Valentino, N. and Suhay, E. (2008). What triggers public
opposition to immigration? Anxiety, group cues, and immigration threat.
American Journal of Political Science 52, 4, 959&ndash;978.
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